Companies that collect personal health data captured through wearable devices, smartphone apps, and social media will work with researchers in an effort to find patterns and trends that can produce new and transformative knowledge about health.

The annual report, The State of Obesity, found New Jersey’s adult obesity rate is now 26%, a significant increase from last year. Learn more from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in partnership with Public Interest Projects, announced a package of new grants to promote opportunity and health for young men of color in rural communities in the South and Southwest.